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mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. we're live at redskins park for redskins day one training camp. that happened between the ota's and the tra
mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see...
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. >> i'm asked sometimes, is mitt romney conservative enough? compared to barack obama, this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical president in history. >> highlighting his nastiest comments about romney. >> can't be honest with the american people. why should we expect him to level about anything? >> just a few miles away, romney never mentioned a word about gingrich. hoping to close a double digit gender gap with the president, he steps supporters into the cramped warehouse of a woman owned business. >> do people ask me what would you do to get the economy going? i say look at what the president has done. and do the opposite. >> the democratic national committee brought a handful of protesters out to the romney event. key to romney's case to the american people that he is a job creator. that he knows how to create jobs. the dnc is trying to undercut that message. they say that it's really just the opposite, that romney's tenure proves that he is a job destroyer, a vulture capitalist and using newt gingrich's own words to make th
. >> i'm asked sometimes, is mitt romney conservative enough? compared to barack obama, this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical president in history. >> highlighting his nastiest comments about romney. >> can't be honest with the american people. why should we expect him to level about anything? >> just a few miles away, romney never mentioned a word about gingrich. hoping to close a double digit gender gap with the president, he steps supporters into...
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romney the nomination. he has to earn it. mitt romney is reaching out for every last vote in wisconsin. >> thank you, please. >> reporter: he's hoping to get a boost from popular congressman paul ryan. >> who would make the best president? that man is this man governor mitt romney. >> reporter: rick santorum enjoyed some famous wisconsin cheddar and he worked to get the cheesehead vote in appleton. >> if we can get a good vote out of wisconsin, a loud confident vote from conservatives, then we can go into this race and win this. >> i'm rick santorum and a prove this message. >> reporter: santorum launch -- and i approve this message. >> reporter: santorum launched a new ad that tried to criticize president obama on healthcare but is actually an attack on romney. >> what if i told you the man i'm talking about isn't him, it's him. >> reporter: santorum insists he is the best candidate to challenge president obama in america's heartland. the contest in wisconsin tuesday is shaping up to be his last chance to prove it. president
romney the nomination. he has to earn it. mitt romney is reaching out for every last vote in wisconsin. >> thank you, please. >> reporter: he's hoping to get a boost from popular congressman paul ryan. >> who would make the best president? that man is this man governor mitt romney. >> reporter: rick santorum enjoyed some famous wisconsin cheddar and he worked to get the cheesehead vote in appleton. >> if we can get a good vote out of wisconsin, a loud confident...
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those just don't get attention. >> romney and his camp are pushing back hard. romney says the president is misdirecting his energy and insists he has his facts wrong. >> so a campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty does not have long legs. >> and romney's fellow republicans are jumping to his defense. >> people are not worried about the details as to when mitt romney left to save the olympics. the details of his assets, they are worried about their jobs and their family's future. >> the former governor headed south monday to raise campaign cash with louisiana governor, bobby jindal. jindal has been mentioned as a potential running mate. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> first lady, michelle obama will be back on the campaign trail in virginia. she is scheduled to visit fredericksburg on friday. >> federal officials just announced new safety standards nationwide and that includes our own metro. these unprecedented guidelines come after a pretty rough weekend for the metro when a computer software glitch left hundreds of passengers stranded. andrea
those just don't get attention. >> romney and his camp are pushing back hard. romney says the president is misdirecting his energy and insists he has his facts wrong. >> so a campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty does not have long legs. >> and romney's fellow republicans are jumping to his defense. >> people are not worried about the details as to when mitt romney left to save the olympics. the details of his assets, they are worried about their jobs and their...
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he is running even with romney at national polls and working to persuade republicans that he is the most conservative choice. >> you'll find one candidate who has been unafraid to go out and fight on all of the issues that we care about. >> the four remaining gop hopefuls meet tonight for their 20th debate. >> i like to see them talk about what they are really going to do to solve the economy problem. >> this is the first time the candidates will share the stage since santorum's climb to the top of the polls and it's the last time voters in michigan and arizona will get to make a side by side comparison before their primaries. danielle nottingham, cbs news, mesa, arizona. >> there will be one more debate before the big supertuesday contest march 6. that's when voters in ten states, including virginia, head to the polls and make their votes. >>> president obama is getting mixed reaction to his plan to lower the corporate tax rate. the president said he would like to set that rate at 28%, down from the current 35. he also wants to close dozens of loopholes in the corporate tax code that fa
he is running even with romney at national polls and working to persuade republicans that he is the most conservative choice. >> you'll find one candidate who has been unafraid to go out and fight on all of the issues that we care about. >> the four remaining gop hopefuls meet tonight for their 20th debate. >> i like to see them talk about what they are really going to do to solve the economy problem. >> this is the first time the candidates will share the stage since...
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romney is likely to hit hard on libya. republicans argue the administration's handling of the recent attack there which rutted in the u.s. ambassador's death proves it's time for a change. >> the last couple of weeks with all the problems in libya and the administration's four or five different conflicting statement abouts it may be mitt romney goes in with the upper hand. >> reporter: look for candidates to bring discussions back to the economy as their running natures are doing. >> we're not even creating enough jobs every month just to keep up with the growth of our country's population. we are heading in the wrong direction. he can't run on that record. >> america is not in decline. here's what it is. romney and ryan are in den kneel. >> reporter: -- in denial. >> reporter: vice president biden spoke in ohio where a new poll shows president obama leading. his lead is half of what it was before the first two debates putting more pressure on both candidates to make this final debate count. >> joining me now from boca rat
romney is likely to hit hard on libya. republicans argue the administration's handling of the recent attack there which rutted in the u.s. ambassador's death proves it's time for a change. >> the last couple of weeks with all the problems in libya and the administration's four or five different conflicting statement abouts it may be mitt romney goes in with the upper hand. >> reporter: look for candidates to bring discussions back to the economy as their running natures are doing....
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mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> a food bank the size of two football fields open today in northeast washington. it is the new home of the capital area food bank. the largest food bank in the d.c. area. it took seven years and $40 million to build. it is more than doubled the size of the old warehouse, which means the food bank will be able to distribute even more food than the 33 million-pounds it dished out last year. >> the issue with the new amazing building that the community built is the fact that we'll be able to double and triple the amount of food that we put out. we'll be able to increase our programs in terms of our nutrition education programs. >> got the space, but now they need food to fill the shelves and volun
mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> a food bank the size of two football fields open today in northeast washington. it is...
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mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> you can expect up to 20 minutes of delays on several metro lines this weekend. on the green line that's because greenbelt station will be closed. shuttle buses will be in service around that station and there will be sections where trains will use just one track on the red, orange and blue lines and it's all slated to begin tomorrow night at 10:00. >>> the national transportation safety board made more than a dozen recommendations after that deadly crash on the red line three years ago and now metro says it's getting closer to those goals by checking another five of them off the list. >>
mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> you can expect up to 20...
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santorum, he has launched a new tv ad in romney's home state. it uses quotes from the governor in an attempt to show that he is not a true conservative. santorum, he spent thursday in texas, raising cash at a pair of fundraisers. all four gop candidates went to different corners of the country, after squaring off in what could be their final debate. >> governor romney raised about $700 million in taxes and fees in massachusetts. and i never voted to raise taxes. during your term in congress, the years that you have been there, government has doubled in size. >> reporter: and newt gingrich, he's essentially skipping the next round of contests, focusing, instead, on washington state and the south. and president obama, he has set his sights on the southern state too. now, he visited florida on thursday for the speech on the economy at three fundraisers. the state will be a crucial battleground this fall. for cbs news, the white house. >>> coming up tonight on 9news now at 7:00, we have had a mild winter. not much snow, but believe it or not, that d
santorum, he has launched a new tv ad in romney's home state. it uses quotes from the governor in an attempt to show that he is not a true conservative. santorum, he spent thursday in texas, raising cash at a pair of fundraisers. all four gop candidates went to different corners of the country, after squaring off in what could be their final debate. >> governor romney raised about $700 million in taxes and fees in massachusetts. and i never voted to raise taxes. during your term in...
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. >> reporter: romney's ads target battleground states where the race is heating up. a new poll puts president obama slightly ahead in three key states including florida. wednesday a different poll put romney ahead. >> bottom line is it's close everywhere. it's the 3rd inning. the thing isn't baked yet, but no doubt this summer is a key period where the obama guys are going to try to wreck romney on the economy. >> reporter: raising money out west, president obama took direct aim at romney's economic policies and a jab at his time in the business world. >> what governor romney doesn't seem to get is that a healthy economy doesn't just mean a few folks maximizing their profits through massive layoffs or busting unions. >> reporter: today the president visits a wind turbine blade manufacturer in iowa, then heads to another big fundraiser. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> and president obama has already spent more than $2.5 million advertising in iowa alone. >>> finding space at the beach could be a battleground this long holiday weekend. what's the wea
. >> reporter: romney's ads target battleground states where the race is heating up. a new poll puts president obama slightly ahead in three key states including florida. wednesday a different poll put romney ahead. >> bottom line is it's close everywhere. it's the 3rd inning. the thing isn't baked yet, but no doubt this summer is a key period where the obama guys are going to try to wreck romney on the economy. >> reporter: raising money out west, president obama took direct...
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we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> so, the nats have played 97 games and here's how you know you are a threat to win the division. media folks start doing the math. 65 games to go. 4 1/2 game lead on atlanta. nine on the mets. translated, it's going to take a loot for another team to catch washington, especially when they beat them up. bryce harper, ought oh, there goes the hammer. home run in his first at bat, then a game winner because they played extra innings. afterwards, davey johnson talking about the win. don't listen to davey. i want you to listen to the music in the background. >> another great item, it's a shame we couldn't save it for him. gonzalez made one bad pitch in a hurry, but the bullpen did a good job and it's nice that they woke up. >> who knew? davey johnson likes techno. all right, couldn't hear it, huh? well we won't know for sure until the team tells us what some are speculating. the nats may pitch stephen strasburg. he is plugged in a
we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> so, the nats have played 97 games and here's how you know you are a threat to win the division. media folks start doing the math. 65 games to go. 4 1/2 game lead on atlanta. nine on the mets. translated, it's going to take a loot for another team to catch washington, especially when they beat them up. bryce harper, ought...
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mitt romney is in the pacific northwest. president obama is teaming up with former president, bill clinton, in new york. president clinton recently sent signals that attacking romney's time in the business world is not a good strategy. but the white house claims the two men see eye to eye on president obama's reelection. >> president clinton has completely supported president obama's approach and has thoroughly endorsed obama, president obama as someone who has the right vision economically for moving this country forward. >> it's an approach that has not worked. >> he's a president in love with the sound of his own voice, but hasn't been able to follow through. >> president obama and clinton are highlighting two different fundraisers, including one on broadway. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> england's queen elizabeth is going ahead with plans to attend a big concert tonight. part of the celebration of her 60 years on the thrown. but her husband, prince phillip, will have to miss it and tomorrow's event.
mitt romney is in the pacific northwest. president obama is teaming up with former president, bill clinton, in new york. president clinton recently sent signals that attacking romney's time in the business world is not a good strategy. but the white house claims the two men see eye to eye on president obama's reelection. >> president clinton has completely supported president obama's approach and has thoroughly endorsed obama, president obama as someone who has the right vision...
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. >> for the first time in more than a year, president obama has a 10 point lead over mitt romney. in the latest poll, he is just 4 points ahead of former congressman, rick santorum. that despite 75% of likely republican voters saying they think romney will be the party's nominee. three of the four republican nominees made an appearance in the district today. at the meeting today. >> reporter: anita, the republican presidential candidates want conservative voters in their camp and the gop field came here to washington today. each to sell themselves as the only conservative choice. >> the support of thousands of conservative voters is up for grabs at this annual convention. some are here in washington to promote their candidates. others to settle on a favorite. >> i am really trying to discern the information that they present when they speak and i'll make my decision based on that. >> a big win for rick santorum. he's hoping his momentum will carry him through the nomination. >> as conservatives and tea party folks that we are not just wings of the republican party. we are the repu
. >> for the first time in more than a year, president obama has a 10 point lead over mitt romney. in the latest poll, he is just 4 points ahead of former congressman, rick santorum. that despite 75% of likely republican voters saying they think romney will be the party's nominee. three of the four republican nominees made an appearance in the district today. at the meeting today. >> reporter: anita, the republican presidential candidates want conservative voters in their camp and...
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mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> we're back with a consumer alert and if you fly american airlines, you might have a better chance for a mid-flight nap. american said it will become the first u.s. airline that can install seats that can lie flat on some domestic flights. you will see them in the first class and business class section of new planes that fly between new york and california. >>> we for the a missing person alert. prince george's county -- we got a missing person alert. prince george's county is hoping you can help them find leander cooper. he dropped his wife off at washington hospital center yesterday morning and never returned. he's 73 driving a silver chevrolet trailblazer with maryland plates 725m494. if you
mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> we're back with a consumer alert and if you fly american airlines, you might have a...
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it's that simple. >> reporter: president obama's response to what mitt romney said, governor romney said the president has a tendency to shoot first and ask question. s later. this is getting pretty nasty and -- questions later. this is getting pretty nasty in the case of a real tragedy overseas. >>> thousands of protesters gathered outside the u.s. embassy in cairo to demonstrate against the same film. they scaled the exterior walls and pulled down an american flag. they also tried to raise a black flag with the words there's no god, but allah and muhammad is his messenger. >>> some of the country's most experienced diplomats are graduates of the johns hopkins graduate school of advanced international studies here in d.c. the flag is it at half staff tonight on the washington campus. students say they have learned from experienced professors that foreign service can be dangerous work. daniel serwer, a professor of conflict resolution, adds this. >> we're often grateful to our military. we often forget the civilians who serve abroad and marines' primary responsibility is to protect the i
it's that simple. >> reporter: president obama's response to what mitt romney said, governor romney said the president has a tendency to shoot first and ask question. s later. this is getting pretty nasty and -- questions later. this is getting pretty nasty in the case of a real tragedy overseas. >>> thousands of protesters gathered outside the u.s. embassy in cairo to demonstrate against the same film. they scaled the exterior walls and pulled down an american flag. they also...
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then tomorrow night, of course, will be mitt romney's night in the spotlight and you're right. one of the problems they're dealing with here is these polls continue to suggest that people just like the president more than they like mitt romney. i mean the recent cbs poll showed that even people who thought that mitt romney was best qualified to fix the economy, the same poll shows that they still believe that barack obama had a better understanding of their lives, their problems and what they were going through. so obviously that's going to be part of what we'll hear tomorrow night, but tonight my guess is we're going to hear more about barack obama than we will about governor romney. >> it should be another interesting couple days for sure as this republican convention goes on on one hand and then you've got crazy weather on the other hand. it's certainly going to be an interesting wrapup tonight and tomorrow. bob, thanks. >> absolutely, lesli, and that's one thing we should talk about. people here are anxious about this storm. everybody here has one eye on what's going on dow
then tomorrow night, of course, will be mitt romney's night in the spotlight and you're right. one of the problems they're dealing with here is these polls continue to suggest that people just like the president more than they like mitt romney. i mean the recent cbs poll showed that even people who thought that mitt romney was best qualified to fix the economy, the same poll shows that they still believe that barack obama had a better understanding of their lives, their problems and what they...
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right now, mitt romney has 215. his closest competitor, rick santorum, has 176. and john huntsman has 2 delegates from the new hampshire primary back in january. >> the county council member accused of driving more than double the speed limit on the beltway broke her silence this afternoon. that's after karen toles first got off with just a warning. here's scott broom. >> well, council member toles is not answering questions, she just read from a written statement. she admitted no guilt and said she was sorry. >> i now respectfully ask in the interest of all concerned that you reserve judgment and allow the legal process to run its course. >> give her her right to due process. >> and there she went again this afternoon surrounded by an entourage and refusing to answer followup questions. >> she's a public official. >> it's been a familiar strategy for toles who dodged our cameras for going on a week now over this incident. question one, does toles think that she got special treatment from police because of her position? she has still not answered. toles was stopp
right now, mitt romney has 215. his closest competitor, rick santorum, has 176. and john huntsman has 2 delegates from the new hampshire primary back in january. >> the county council member accused of driving more than double the speed limit on the beltway broke her silence this afternoon. that's after karen toles first got off with just a warning. here's scott broom. >> well, council member toles is not answering questions, she just read from a written statement. she admitted no...
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romney's challenge tonight, relating to every day americans. at hofstra, the candidates can sit, but they walk around and approach the audience. paul ryan has confidence. >> the only way the president thinks he can win is if he can convince you to dislike mitt romney, so he can win by default. >> this time the questions come from the crowd. the debate moderator is permitted to follow up. i'm stacey cohen reporting. >> once the debate is done, governor romney will go to virginia for appearances in chesapeake and leesburg tomorrow. his running mate spent the day stumping. he is scheduled to hold a second event at 6:30. now in virginia, the race to replace jim webb in the senate is attracting a lot of outside attention. the washington examiner says outside political groups have dumped more money into the george allen and tim kaine campaigns than any other race in the country. kaine, the democrat, earned an endorsement from the washington post this morning. in maryland, challenger, john delany is tipping the fundraiser scales. that is in the 6th di
romney's challenge tonight, relating to every day americans. at hofstra, the candidates can sit, but they walk around and approach the audience. paul ryan has confidence. >> the only way the president thinks he can win is if he can convince you to dislike mitt romney, so he can win by default. >> this time the questions come from the crowd. the debate moderator is permitted to follow up. i'm stacey cohen reporting. >> once the debate is done, governor romney will go to...
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but romney won't be celebrating there. he is campaigning in the swing state of nevada and raising money in las vegas with donald trump. the real estate mogul continues to question president obama's citizenship. stirring controversy for romney. >> i don't agree with all the people who support me. >> the obama campaign put out an internet video criticizing romney for not distancing himself from trump's accusations. the ad includes the president's 2008 opponent, john mccain, defending the president's citizenship. >> i have read about him. >> no , ma'am. >> donald trump upped the antion twitter tuesday, saying the president is using john mccain in the ad because mccain lost his bid for the white house. >> you know, we can revisit that. the american people are pretty fed up with this nonsense. >> president obama was born in hawaii and last year, the state released his long form birth certificate. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> four years ago, president obama didn't show up the democratic nomination until jun
but romney won't be celebrating there. he is campaigning in the swing state of nevada and raising money in las vegas with donald trump. the real estate mogul continues to question president obama's citizenship. stirring controversy for romney. >> i don't agree with all the people who support me. >> the obama campaign put out an internet video criticizing romney for not distancing himself from trump's accusations. the ad includes the president's 2008 opponent, john mccain, defending...
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the choices, mitt romney and ron paul. there's been an upsurge for ron paul, but political analysts say it is likely he will win the old dominion. >> some winner take all, 49 votes will go to the delegates, but let's look at that in relationship to georgia, tennessee, the other southern states that are in place, maybe even oklahoma, which has a southern tinge in many ways. it needs to be seen in the bigger picture, that's for sure. >> turn out in virginia expected to be pretty light and consistenting mostly of party activists. however, today's primary has no baring on the commonwealth role in the general election. where it's expected to be a highly sought after swing state. >> 1,114 delegates are required to win the nomination. and the candidates have beat up on one another so far. former first lady says this is the worst campaign she's ever seen. >> i just hate it. i hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word. it is not a dirty word. >> mrs. busch made the comment yesterday at southern methodist university
the choices, mitt romney and ron paul. there's been an upsurge for ron paul, but political analysts say it is likely he will win the old dominion. >> some winner take all, 49 votes will go to the delegates, but let's look at that in relationship to georgia, tennessee, the other southern states that are in place, maybe even oklahoma, which has a southern tinge in many ways. it needs to be seen in the bigger picture, that's for sure. >> turn out in virginia expected to be pretty light...
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tonight we're getting a look inside the financial numbers for mitt romney's bid. according to cnn the republican front runner spent $77 million on his campaign. and after sweeping five states in yesterday's primaries, that breaks down to about $18.50 a vote. when it comes to the 844 delegates romney already won it adds up to $126,000 each. newt gingrich says he still plans to campaign as the citizen through this fall but he effectively dropped out of the presidential campaign today. >> on the campaign trail wednesday, newt gingrich said he accepts mitt romney's inevitable nomination for the presidency. >> i think obviously that i would be a better candidate but the objective fact is the voters didn't think that. >> gingrich called for unity if the republican party and will do everything he can to ensure romney is an effective candidate. >> no conservative anywhere in america should have any doubt about the importance of defeating barack obama. >> gingrich is expected to officially end his campaign and expressed his support for romney next week. in washington, i'm
tonight we're getting a look inside the financial numbers for mitt romney's bid. according to cnn the republican front runner spent $77 million on his campaign. and after sweeping five states in yesterday's primaries, that breaks down to about $18.50 a vote. when it comes to the 844 delegates romney already won it adds up to $126,000 each. newt gingrich says he still plans to campaign as the citizen through this fall but he effectively dropped out of the presidential campaign today. >> on...
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under a sign that said obama isn't working, gop presidential candidate, mitt romney, blamed the president for the country's economic struggle. >> and what's critical is that we make today barack obama's last state of the union address. no more from barack obama. >> look for the president to outline new plans to revive housing, to boost american manufacturing and help educate workers for the 21st century. but the speech is already getting bad reviews from republican congressional leaders. >> it sounds to me like the same old policies will be seen. more spending, higher taxes. more regulations. >> as the american people look in that chamber tonight, they don't want a repeat of last year. we have to find every opportunity to make progress. >> now the white house had an embargo on excerpts. it's after 6:00 so we can read some of them. the president expected to say, we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of americans barely get by, or restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot. everyone does their fair share, and eve
under a sign that said obama isn't working, gop presidential candidate, mitt romney, blamed the president for the country's economic struggle. >> and what's critical is that we make today barack obama's last state of the union address. no more from barack obama. >> look for the president to outline new plans to revive housing, to boost american manufacturing and help educate workers for the 21st century. but the speech is already getting bad reviews from republican congressional...
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romney blasted the president's plan calling it a massive tax increase. >> we just saw a terrible jobs report just last week and now to add a higher tax on job creators and on small business is about the worst thing i could imagine to do. >> reporter: romney and congressional republicans say the bush era tax cuts due to expire the end of the year should be renewed for everyone. with no compromise in sight both republicans and democrats expect to battle over taxes for the remainder of the 2012 campaign. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> president obama and mitt romney both held campaign fundraisers today. the president's was in d.c., romney's in colorado. >>> in the last few minutes the national weather service declared a microburst and not a tornado hit part of fredericksburg during sunday night's storm. several buildings were damaged and one was destroyed. peggy fox has been talking to survivors inside those buildings when the storm hit. >> reporter: more than 20 people were inside this building when it came crashing down with that microburst. there was cheerleading p
romney blasted the president's plan calling it a massive tax increase. >> we just saw a terrible jobs report just last week and now to add a higher tax on job creators and on small business is about the worst thing i could imagine to do. >> reporter: romney and congressional republicans say the bush era tax cuts due to expire the end of the year should be renewed for everyone. with no compromise in sight both republicans and democrats expect to battle over taxes for the remainder of...
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mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> lost in the glow of victory in new orleans was the injury to pierre garcon. the redskins made several moves this offseason which you can tip the cap to mike shanahan. one of them seems to be the acquisition of the former colts wide receiver. they hoped he would bring big plays. he has. last week he provided the biggest boom on bourbon street no. 88 dashing for 88 yards, but injured his foot. he ended up four catches for 109 yards. after the game he told me see you in st. louis, but he's been limited in practice. today coach shanahan says we're not sur
mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> and now 9 sports with dave...
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] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> caught on tape, she said she was confused and let's just say that's an understatement. a french woman is okay tonight after trying to cross the metro tracks. it happen last night on the red line. the woman was on the wrong side of the platform and decided to take the dangerous short-cut across. passengers tried to help, but there was nothing they could do. metro shut down the power and stopped the train until help could arrive. >>> after last night's crash involving a supershuttle van 9news has learned the company received an unsatisfactory safety rating four months ago. that rating came after another supershuttle driver caused a fatal accident that killed a passenger last summer. the company made enough changes to receive a conditional safety rating, but as peggy fox reports, this latest crash may cause the company some more problems. >> reporter: the six passengers in this supershuttle van never made it to dulles airport. the driver hit a barrier, the
] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> caught on tape, she said she was confused and let's just say that's an understatement. a french woman is okay tonight after trying to cross the metro tracks. it happen last night on the red line. the woman was on the wrong side of the platform and decided to take the dangerous short-cut across. passengers tried to help, but there was nothing they could do. metro shut down the power and stopped the train until help could arrive....
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that same poll gives mitt romney a two point lead over the president. but it shows the president is leading rick santorum and newt gingrich. now tomorrow, arizona and michigan cast their vote about the four republican hopefuls. danielle nottingham has a preview of those primaries. >> thank you so much. >> mitt romney told workers in his home state of michigan that he'll be better at turning around the economy than rick santorum. >> i spent 25 years in business to understand santorum is a nice guy. >> michigan and arizona hold primaries on tuesday, but both men have concentrated their time in michigan. the latest polls here show the two candidates in a virtual dead heat. santorum is trying to convince voters he's the true conservative in this race. >> i don't believe in government telling us what to do. we need someone like that running against barack obama, not someone who did obama care right. >> in detroit, cars are king and both romney and santorum oppose the government bailout of the auto companies. but that isn't stopping the front runners from rea
that same poll gives mitt romney a two point lead over the president. but it shows the president is leading rick santorum and newt gingrich. now tomorrow, arizona and michigan cast their vote about the four republican hopefuls. danielle nottingham has a preview of those primaries. >> thank you so much. >> mitt romney told workers in his home state of michigan that he'll be better at turning around the economy than rick santorum. >> i spent 25 years in business to understand...
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> i'm looking for a smaller government who will allow me to grow. >> reporter: he's voting for mitt romney on tuesday because he thinks the former ceo can best help small business. >> the country is like a big business and someone needs to run it that way. >> reporter: his favorite is still trailing rick santorum by a few points in ohio and more than 1/3 of the state's republicans are still trying to make up their mind. in the past 40 years no republican has won the presidency without winning ohio. in toledo susan mcguiness, cbs news. back to you, derek. >>> for everybody keeping score on this one, there are 66 delegates at stake in ohio. back to you in the studio. >>> the virginia supreme court ruled today attorney general ken cuccinelli has no authority to demand records from a former university of virginia climate researcher. cuccinelli, a global warming skeptic, wanted copies of michael mann's e-mails. the republican lawmaker said he was investigates whether mann manipulated data to get federal grants for his research. cuccinelli appealed to the supreme court after another judge didn't
> i'm looking for a smaller government who will allow me to grow. >> reporter: he's voting for mitt romney on tuesday because he thinks the former ceo can best help small business. >> the country is like a big business and someone needs to run it that way. >> reporter: his favorite is still trailing rick santorum by a few points in ohio and more than 1/3 of the state's republicans are still trying to make up their mind. in the past 40 years no republican has won the...
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i'm going to fight back. >> romney and newt gingrich spent the last week trading bitter jazz. predict the gop nomination fight will go on for another six months. >> it's going to come down to a conservative versus massachusetts moderate. >> with unemployment at nearly 10% and a high foreclosure rate, a record number of florida republicans are expected to vote in the biggest primary contest so far. many people casting a ballot say they want a candidate who can turn the economy around. linda cook voted for mitt romney. >> it takes somebody from the private sector to be able to get this economy going again. >> others want a candidate they believe has the best shot at winning the white house. francis thinks that is newt gingrich. >> i really like what he stands for. i think what we need now is someone who is a pit bull. >> 50 delegates are at stake tonight. the winner takes all of them and the momentum headed into the next round. gop officials expect more than two million voters to cast ballots. the last polls in the state close in less than two hours. live in tampa, florida, dani
i'm going to fight back. >> romney and newt gingrich spent the last week trading bitter jazz. predict the gop nomination fight will go on for another six months. >> it's going to come down to a conservative versus massachusetts moderate. >> with unemployment at nearly 10% and a high foreclosure rate, a record number of florida republicans are expected to vote in the biggest primary contest so far. many people casting a ballot say they want a candidate who can turn the economy...
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president barack obama and governor mitt romney are making final preparations for their first debate. tomorrow night's focus, domestic policy with a heavy emphasis on the economy and jobs. joe biden spent his day campaigning in north carolina and republican running mate is due to arrive in charlottesville, virginia, tonight. >>> in pennsylvania, a judge has blocked that state's voter id requirement from taking effect by this election day. the judge says he's not quite convinced that every voter would be able to get a valid id in time. republicans who support the new law says it is aimed at keeping people have voting more than once. democrats, however, argue that it's aimed at keeping the elderly and minorities from voting at all. >> wusa9 is your go to station tomorrow night for the debate. 9news is teaming up with u.s.a. today. beginning at 9:00 p.m., u.s.a. today reporters are fact checking what the candidates have to say. you can watch the analysis live at wusa9.com. this morning, u.s.a. today white house correspondent talked with andrea roane about what we can expect and not expec
president barack obama and governor mitt romney are making final preparations for their first debate. tomorrow night's focus, domestic policy with a heavy emphasis on the economy and jobs. joe biden spent his day campaigning in north carolina and republican running mate is due to arrive in charlottesville, virginia, tonight. >>> in pennsylvania, a judge has blocked that state's voter id requirement from taking effect by this election day. the judge says he's not quite convinced that...
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and 46% would choose romney. just a month ago that same poll showed the president up 4 pounces. >>> coming up on your -- points. >>> coming up on your only local news at 7:00, how you can judge the presidential candidates' popularity using tatter. we'll have the -- twitter. we'll have the inside scoop. >>> coming up on this newscast, a sight out of this world and you just have the chance to see it this weekend. we'll tell you when to watch out for the perseid meteor shower. >> the latest check of the pain at the pump. that's next. . >>> get ready to pay more at the pump this weekend. gas prices are up for the 12th straight day. aaa reports the average price here in our area is now up to $3.67. that is up a penny from yesterday and 28 cents from a month ago. >>> we could also see a hike on maryland's intercounty connector but not for tolls. this would be for speed. county executive ike leggett is asking the state to increase the road's 55 mile per hour limit. he tells wtop that drivers should get an opportunity to
and 46% would choose romney. just a month ago that same poll showed the president up 4 pounces. >>> coming up on your -- points. >>> coming up on your only local news at 7:00, how you can judge the presidential candidates' popularity using tatter. we'll have the -- twitter. we'll have the inside scoop. >>> coming up on this newscast, a sight out of this world and you just have the chance to see it this weekend. we'll tell you when to watch out for the perseid meteor...
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huge upset if mitt romney in november beat president obama in these two jurisdictions. maryland, d.c., anything but battleground states. but, we want to look at some things in maryland to see if we can divine some stuff for november. we're going to be looking at western maryland and eastern shore and see if we can get any sense that mitt romney may have turned the corner with a conservative voters in those two areas. western maryland and eastern shore. we are also going to be looking at montgomery county and baltimore county. big voter rich areas, swing voters, we expect. so is mitt romney firing up the voters in those jurisdictions or are we seeing better than we expected turnout in those areas? we are also going to be looking at this nasty, nasty race that andrea was talking about in maryland's sixth congressional district. and the battle here between john delany, will it be firing up people in upper montgomery county? will it be more significant turnout? if those folks get fired up, will these d.c. suburbs that are new overwelm the western maryland voters that have v
huge upset if mitt romney in november beat president obama in these two jurisdictions. maryland, d.c., anything but battleground states. but, we want to look at some things in maryland to see if we can divine some stuff for november. we're going to be looking at western maryland and eastern shore and see if we can get any sense that mitt romney may have turned the corner with a conservative voters in those two areas. western maryland and eastern shore. we are also going to be looking at...
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romney denounced president obama's recent change in policy regarding illegal immigrants. the president ordered a stop to deporting young illegal immigrants brought to this country when they were children. romney said if elected, he will not carry on that policy and he accused president obama of playing politics with the issue. >> he failed to act until facing a tough reelection and trying to secure your vote. >> romney said he would support giving green cards to any immigrant who earns an advanced degree. president obama will speak to this same group tomorrow. >>> coming up next dozens of students became ill while staying at a local university. we'll tell you the cause of the outbreak when we come back. >>> back now on 9 news now no coal miner will ever again risk their life working the upper big branch mine. today the owner finished sealing shut that west virginia mine. back in 2010 an explosion inside killed 29 miners. it was the country's worst mine disaster in four decades. >>> 40 student campers staying in dorms at george mason university came down with a highly cont
romney denounced president obama's recent change in policy regarding illegal immigrants. the president ordered a stop to deporting young illegal immigrants brought to this country when they were children. romney said if elected, he will not carry on that policy and he accused president obama of playing politics with the issue. >> he failed to act until facing a tough reelection and trying to secure your vote. >> romney said he would support giving green cards to any immigrant who...
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. >> and mitt romney is just as strong in his critique. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional, then the president's term will have been wasted on something that has not helped the american people. >> promise to repeal healthcare reform, even if the supreme court lets it stand. >> the obama care bill was a mistake. the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> and democratic leaders say the american people are increasingly skeptical of the court's motives. >> supreme court no longer cares so much about the constitution. it cares more about politics. >> the justices may well have voted months ago. law professor says it is all but certain that justice, anthony kennedy, will cast the deciding vote on a court that is otherwise evenly split between liberals and conservatives. >> seems like he was against the healthcare plan, but that could be just devil's advocacy. we really don't know. >> interesting fact. medicare was controversial when congress passed it back in 1961. ronald reagan actually said it was one step short of sociali
. >> and mitt romney is just as strong in his critique. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional, then the president's term will have been wasted on something that has not helped the american people. >> promise to repeal healthcare reform, even if the supreme court lets it stand. >> the obama care bill was a mistake. the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> and democratic leaders say the american people...
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but romney isn't mentioning them by name. >> i hope that we're able to resolve our nomination process as soon as possible, of course, because i'd like to focus our time and attention on those key battleground states. >> romney now has more than half the delegates he'll need to become the gop nominee, but his chief rival isn't backing down. >> we're going to be all throughout the state over the next three weeks. >> talking to reporters in his home state of pennsylvania, santorum sounded upbeat. >> very, very confident that there's a lot of strength and support here in pennsylvania. >> the latest polling from that state shows santorum with a 6 point lead. he and romney are expected to spend the next three weeks battling it out there. >> santorum says he still believes he can win enough delegates to prevent romney from clinching the nomination and force a contested convention. at the white house, danielle nottingham, back to you, derek. >> thank you, danielle. that same poll you just heard danielle mention has gingrich in last place. president obama today signed the bill banning members
but romney isn't mentioning them by name. >> i hope that we're able to resolve our nomination process as soon as possible, of course, because i'd like to focus our time and attention on those key battleground states. >> romney now has more than half the delegates he'll need to become the gop nominee, but his chief rival isn't backing down. >> we're going to be all throughout the state over the next three weeks. >> talking to reporters in his home state of pennsylvania,...
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. >>> a brand-new poll shows president obama and mitt romney nearly neck in neck as this juncture of campaign 2012. the george washington university political survey gives romney a one point edge over the president and a margin of error of 3.1%. 1,000 people took part in the telephone poll. >>> one day after the vermont president said he was comfortable with same sex marriage, another came out in favor of the unions as well. arkansasnyarny duncan supports the unions. it became a hot topic on today's briefing. >> what the vice president said yesterday was to make the same point the president has made previously. the committed and loving same sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all americans and we oppose any effort to roll back these rights. >> the same issue did come up for mitt romney. he told supporters he believes marriage is between a man and woman. >>> protests in russia this morning as vladimir putin was voted in. it was one of three sets of elections that caused a buzz overseas in the last few weeks. french president, nicolas sarkozy lost his bid for
. >>> a brand-new poll shows president obama and mitt romney nearly neck in neck as this juncture of campaign 2012. the george washington university political survey gives romney a one point edge over the president and a margin of error of 3.1%. 1,000 people took part in the telephone poll. >>> one day after the vermont president said he was comfortable with same sex marriage, another came out in favor of the unions as well. arkansasnyarny duncan supports the unions. it became...
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. >> plus, mitt romney sharpens his attacks on president obama. those stories and more just ahead on 9news. >>> republican, mitt romney, cast barack obama as a weak leader. that assessment came during a speech on foreign policy issues today at the virginia military institute in lexington. romney says the united states should impose tighter sanctions on iran. take a more assertive role in syria and place new conditions on aid to egypt. >>> president obama is raising more cash today in california. he attended a star studded fundraiser in hollywood last night. the president made his first public comment about his debate performance last week. >> everybody here is incredible professionals, they are such great friends and they just perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> the president and mitt romney will face foreign policy questions during their next debate in eight days. vice president joe biden and paul ryan will meet in kentucky for their one and only debate this thursday and we'll be right back. >>> disturbing new de
. >> plus, mitt romney sharpens his attacks on president obama. those stories and more just ahead on 9news. >>> republican, mitt romney, cast barack obama as a weak leader. that assessment came during a speech on foreign policy issues today at the virginia military institute in lexington. romney says the united states should impose tighter sanctions on iran. take a more assertive role in syria and place new conditions on aid to egypt. >>> president obama is raising more...
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> virginia's candidates are spending the day in northern virginia for campaign 20 we know. george allen -- 2012. george allen joined a group for a roundtable and later met with the association of realtors. in a little more than an hour democrat tim contain will have a gathering at st. paul church in woodbridge. he held a women's meeting in fairfax this morning. house majority leader eric cantor is set to debate an opponent for only the second time since being elected to congress in 2000. cantor, a republican from virginia's 7th district will debate democrat wayne powell, a lawyer and retired army colonel making his first run for public office. the debate is in richmond tonight set for one hour and focus on the big issue, the economy. >>> wednesday will be the first president al debate between president obama and governor mitt romney. domestic policy will be the theme in denver and we here at wusa9 are your go to debate station wednesday night. if you just want the facts a
i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> virginia's candidates are spending the day in northern virginia for campaign 20 we know. george allen -- 2012. george allen joined a group for a roundtable and later met with the association of realtors. in a little more than an hour democrat tim contain will have a gathering at st. paul church in woodbridge. he held a women's meeting in fairfax this morning. house...
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he leads romney and newt gingrich by 24. >>> once the louisiana primary is all done, the focus shifts north. the next set of contests are on april 3 when maryland, d.c., and wisconsin will be holding their primary. and next week, some of the gop hopefuls will be campaigning in our neighborhood. the latest edition could be santorum. his campaign tells us he'll hold an event in maryland or wisconsin on tuesday. newt gingrich is visiting the free state that same day and ron paul will be in college park on wednesday. voters in maryland and d.c. don't have to wait until april 3. tomorrow, early voting for the primaries begins full throttle in both jurisdictions. d.c. will have eight voting centers. open through march 31. and maryland will have 46 early voting centers throughout the state and they'll be open until march 29. in addition to picking prty nominees for president, voters can cast their ballots for the u.s. senate, congress, council seat, and the board of education. and if you go to our website, wusa9.com. look under campaign 2012. we have all the location. plus, sample ballot inf
he leads romney and newt gingrich by 24. >>> once the louisiana primary is all done, the focus shifts north. the next set of contests are on april 3 when maryland, d.c., and wisconsin will be holding their primary. and next week, some of the gop hopefuls will be campaigning in our neighborhood. the latest edition could be santorum. his campaign tells us he'll hold an event in maryland or wisconsin on tuesday. newt gingrich is visiting the free state that same day and ron paul will be...
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romney told voters in wisconsin he can do better. >> this is not a time for america to settle. we're four days away from a fresh stuart. >> in ohio, president obama made the case he is moving the country forward. >> we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering ain't it. >> danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> unemployment is sure to be one of the hot topics as the candidates swing through the battleground of virginia in the last few days before the election president obama is scheduled to hold a rally in bristol tomorrow night with former president bill cline toned and singer dave matthews. mitt romney will be in fairfax monday at george mason university. >>> a judge heard argument today over policy for poll workers. both parties have poll watchers and they are typically there to answer any questions voters have about what's on the ballot. a ruling is expected before tuesday, election day. >>> the most recent polls show the senate race between george allen and tim kaine too close to call in virginia. a survey just wednesday by roanoke college
romney told voters in wisconsin he can do better. >> this is not a time for america to settle. we're four days away from a fresh stuart. >> in ohio, president obama made the case he is moving the country forward. >> we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering ain't it. >> danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> unemployment is sure to be one of the hot topics as the candidates swing through the battleground of virginia in the last...
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we ask rick santorum if he can beat mitt romney. that story tonight on the cbs evening news live from des moines. >>> hope you enjoyed the relatively light holiday commutes over these last two weeks. tomorrow it's on. students return to most schools in the area and many people who took the time off for the holidays head back to the office. the good news is that congress doesn't head back into session until the 17th. in virginia, all 6400 people moving into the new mark center building off i-395 at seminary road are expected to report there for work tomorrow. >>> and a quick reminder that the new year means new tolls along the dulles toll road. along the toll road, paying an additional quarter at the main toll plaza. the tolls at the on and the off ramps stay the same. >>> lots of feedback on our wusa9 facebook page about montgomery county's bag tax. that measure took effect with the new year and most of you, all 61 of you who talked to us about it, you're not happy about it. we asked if people would prefer to shop somewhere else. ye
we ask rick santorum if he can beat mitt romney. that story tonight on the cbs evening news live from des moines. >>> hope you enjoyed the relatively light holiday commutes over these last two weeks. tomorrow it's on. students return to most schools in the area and many people who took the time off for the holidays head back to the office. the good news is that congress doesn't head back into session until the 17th. in virginia, all 6400 people moving into the new mark center building...
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don't use the comments made by ann romney to try to pit american mothers against each other. you can see ken molestina's story that sparked that comment at www.wusa9.com and then hop on the wusa9 facebook page to put your two cents in. >>> after his wife left the stage mitt romney also spoke before a gathering of the national rifle association in st. louis. the republican presidential candidate said if elected, wee fully support gun ownership -- he would fully support gun ownership rights and accused president obama of attacking those rights. >> president obama is moving us away from our founders' vision. instead of limited government he's leading us toward limited freedom and limited opportunity. this november we face a defining decision. i'm offering a real choice, a new beginning. i'm running for president because i have the experience and the vision to lead us in a very different direction. we know what barack obama's vision of america. is we've lived it this last 3 1/2 years. >> president obama's reelection campaign says the president does support and respect gun rights.
don't use the comments made by ann romney to try to pit american mothers against each other. you can see ken molestina's story that sparked that comment at www.wusa9.com and then hop on the wusa9 facebook page to put your two cents in. >>> after his wife left the stage mitt romney also spoke before a gathering of the national rifle association in st. louis. the republican presidential candidate said if elected, wee fully support gun ownership -- he would fully support gun ownership...
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. >>> a democratic strategist is backtracking on some comments she made about mitt romney's wife. >> guess what? his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. she's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids? how do we send them to school and how do we -- why do we worry about their future? >> that set off a firestorm of controversy and hillary rosen issued a statement this afternoon saying her comments about ann romney were poorly chosen. romney says raising the couple's five sons was hard work and that her husband considered her job more important than his own. >>> frederick county public schools will close on may 18th because of the g-8 summit held at nearby camp david, this at the request of the county sheriff. he cited safety concerns and congestion with all those world leaders and news media traveling through the county. the school system says those ap tests and athletics, drama productions and proms will go on as scheduled. steve? >> reporter: a lot of folks can't pass
. >>> a democratic strategist is backtracking on some comments she made about mitt romney's wife. >> guess what? his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. she's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids? how do we send them to school and how do we -- why do we worry about their future? >> that set off a firestorm of controversy and hillary rosen issued a...
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that changed the political momentum of the santorum, gingrich and romney campaigns and will have a big impact on this year's race, particularly in south carolina. big, big debate there tonight, wide open format it. could get wild. if it makes news and it will, we'll cover it at 11:00. >> nice job recovering just now. thank you for the update. >>> president barack obama traveled to florida's walt disney world for some campaigning of his own. florida holds its primary january 31st. the president said his administration is working on a new national tourism strategy all aimed at creating jobs. >> we want people visiting not just epcot center, but the everglades, too. the more folks who visit america, the more americans we get back to work. >> president obama laid out plans to speed up visa processing and make it easier for people in fast growing nations like china and brazil to travel to the u.s. >>> if one virginia delegate has his way, pot and booze could be sold together in the hundreds of state run liquor stores. ken molestina joins us live to explain the purpose of a new piece of legi
that changed the political momentum of the santorum, gingrich and romney campaigns and will have a big impact on this year's race, particularly in south carolina. big, big debate there tonight, wide open format it. could get wild. if it makes news and it will, we'll cover it at 11:00. >> nice job recovering just now. thank you for the update. >>> president barack obama traveled to florida's walt disney world for some campaigning of his own. florida holds its primary january 31st....
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and in the event he does lose to mitt romney, gingrich will work with the former massachusetts governor. gingrich says he is willing to help with romney's campaign because our grandchildren's future is at stake. president obama appears to be targeting young people as he campaigns for reelection. he is pushing congress to freeze interest rates on certain types of student loans. middle incomes and younger voters are crucial to the president's campaign. according to bloomberg.com, the congressional budget office estimates the one year freeze will cost about $6 billion. police in woodbridge, virginia, are on the hunt for a rock and roll bandit tonight. the man you see here held up a pizza delivery restaurant wednesday night. if you look closely at that surveillance picture, this guy is wearing a mask that looks like the makeup worn by the singers of the rock band, kiss. this subject is 6 feet tall. call police if you have any information about him or the crime. >>> a hero's homecoming for a volunteer firefighter in prince georges county. >> it's been long overdue. this firefighter was injur
and in the event he does lose to mitt romney, gingrich will work with the former massachusetts governor. gingrich says he is willing to help with romney's campaign because our grandchildren's future is at stake. president obama appears to be targeting young people as he campaigns for reelection. he is pushing congress to freeze interest rates on certain types of student loans. middle incomes and younger voters are crucial to the president's campaign. according to bloomberg.com, the...
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and the space between us on some of the issues, i believe that candidate is governor mitt romney. >> romney has a comfortable lead in the south carolina polls and a win in this saturday's primary could make his nomination nearly inevitable. but his four remaining challengers are trying to convince the social conservative voters to throw votes their way. coming up on 9news now. celebrating martin luther king, jr., on this holiday. >>> online shoe sellers, zappos.com say hackers may have accessed personal information up to 24,000 customers. billing and shipping, phone numbers and credit card numbers may have been compromised in the breech. zappos is contacting customers by e-mail. >>> millions of americans today celebrated the birthday of dr. martin luther king, jr. dr. king's birthday is a national holiday, but few cities celebrate it with as much passion and as many events as washington. >> the day began with a wreath laying ceremony at the mlk, stone of hope. >> happy birthday, martin. we will continue to keep the dream alive. ♪ [ music ] >> the national cathedral hosted a musical
and the space between us on some of the issues, i believe that candidate is governor mitt romney. >> romney has a comfortable lead in the south carolina polls and a win in this saturday's primary could make his nomination nearly inevitable. but his four remaining challengers are trying to convince the social conservative voters to throw votes their way. coming up on 9news now. celebrating martin luther king, jr., on this holiday. >>> online shoe sellers, zappos.com say hackers...
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in a radio interview romney apologized if he offended anyone with what he called hijinx and pranks. he insisted he had no idea the classmate might have been gay. he stated wednesday that marriage should be between a man and a woman. conservatives say this issue could fire up the republican base. >> i think it will energize all of those evangelical christians who had misgivings about voting for a mormon. >> reporter: and some democrats including catholics who helped president obama get elected say it could change their vote. while the president's endorsement of same sex marriage remains topic a, the white house insists mr. obama is focused on jobs and the economy. i'm randall pinkston, back to you, lesli. >>> much has been made about the timing of the president's declaration and that the vice president's own statement of support may have forced his hand. a democratic source tells cbs news the president had planned to announce his support for same sex marriage on the view next week. >>> the justice department is suing the man who calls himself the nation's toughest sheriff joe arpaio
in a radio interview romney apologized if he offended anyone with what he called hijinx and pranks. he insisted he had no idea the classmate might have been gay. he stated wednesday that marriage should be between a man and a woman. conservatives say this issue could fire up the republican base. >> i think it will energize all of those evangelical christians who had misgivings about voting for a mormon. >> reporter: and some democrats including catholics who helped president obama...
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. >> mitt romney is surging in the polls just one day before floridians head to the voting booth. >> what a great morning in jacksonville, thank you. >> a university survey released monday gives the former massachusetts governor a 14 point lead over newt gingrich. but the former house speaker is still confident over his prospects beyond florida. arguing romney's too moderate to be president obama in november. >> every time we nominate a moderate, we lose. >> other candidates have set their sites on states further down the road, rick santorum is holding events in missouri and minnesota while ron paul takes his campaign to colorado tuesday. in washington, i'm renee march issue. >> 44 members of congress want to take another shot at the proposed keystone pipeline. president obama rejected the 1700 mile long extension earlier this month. it would have helped to carry oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. supporters say the plan will help the u.s. gain energy independence, opponents are concerned about the potential environmental affects. the president said he rejected the plan after con
. >> mitt romney is surging in the polls just one day before floridians head to the voting booth. >> what a great morning in jacksonville, thank you. >> a university survey released monday gives the former massachusetts governor a 14 point lead over newt gingrich. but the former house speaker is still confident over his prospects beyond florida. arguing romney's too moderate to be president obama in november. >> every time we nominate a moderate, we lose. >> other...
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romney spent the earlier part of today campaigning in illinois. so they are covering lots of ground. >>> a casino at national harbor, well, build it and they will come, they as in customers and we as in taxpayers will reall the rewards for the state and county. that was the message from rushern baker, the prince george's county executive. he testified before lawmakers in annapolis. we're looking at whether or not to approve a sixth casino for maryland. baker says they ought to and the best site would be national harbor calling it a win/win for maryland and prince george's. >> having a sixth sight come to prince george's county would. only give us more revenue, it would give the state more revenues. it would allow to us fund some of our critical needs like education, like public safety, like infrastructure. >> baker says a high end casino at the resort could generate thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue. >>> two former metro workers are expected to plead guilty monday to charges they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. horace mc
romney spent the earlier part of today campaigning in illinois. so they are covering lots of ground. >>> a casino at national harbor, well, build it and they will come, they as in customers and we as in taxpayers will reall the rewards for the state and county. that was the message from rushern baker, the prince george's county executive. he testified before lawmakers in annapolis. we're looking at whether or not to approve a sixth casino for maryland. baker says they ought to and the...
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. >>> right now mitt romney and paul ryan are wrapping up a campaign appearance in lancaster, pennsylvania. earlier in the day romney was in richmond for a rally of his own and asked the crowd if they think they're better off today than four years ago. >> with one out of six people living in poverty, with half our kids coming out of college not able to get a job or a college level job, this campaign has been focusing on saving -- his campaign has been focusing on saving big bird. my campaign is going to focus on saving the american family and getting good jobs and rising income together. >> president obama did not have any campaign appearances earlier today and tonight he's scheduled to head out to dinner with winners of a fundraising push for his reelection bid. >>> if you plan on voting in maryland, d.c. or virginia in the upcoming november election and have not registered to vote yet, you better get going. in virginia you only have until monday. tuesday is the deadline in maryland and in d.c. your only option at this point is to register in person at the election board headquarters, but
. >>> right now mitt romney and paul ryan are wrapping up a campaign appearance in lancaster, pennsylvania. earlier in the day romney was in richmond for a rally of his own and asked the crowd if they think they're better off today than four years ago. >> with one out of six people living in poverty, with half our kids coming out of college not able to get a job or a college level job, this campaign has been focusing on saving -- his campaign has been focusing on saving big bird....